The New Exodus
READING: Rom. 6-8
In chapters six through eight, Paul draws on Israel’s Exodus to explain how God’s grace leads us out of sin into a new life with a hopeful future. Some have referred to Paul’s approach here and in other places as describing a new exodus. Notice the following chart.
The use of Exodus narratives is a common method of Paul’s writing. Using language and imagery of the original Exodus helps explain God’s use of the Messiah. Romans chapters six through eight is the most extensive Exodus narrative used by Paul. Below are two shorter examples.
Galatians 1:3-4: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.”
Philippians 2:12-14: “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.”
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